Ds driving me to the biscuit press

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Irishlassie · 24/05/2015 12:36

Ok I have a ds who is doing the Irish LC in a week time. He is driving me to the chocolate and biscuit press in despair. He is clever so will probably do ok but no way will he fill his potential as all he is doing is playing on his flipping computer. He tells me he is using it for study aids but I checked his history last night and it's you tube , Facebook, music, games hubs all when he is supposed to be studying . He doesn't play sport , used to play soccer but got bored this year and gave up. He does socialise with his mates so he's not an introvert but I just find that I'm just harping on at him all the time now and he is beginning to dread me coming near him and I hate myself every time I open my mouth. Dd did LC 2 years ago and I never ever had to nag her. Think I'll go dress up and take dd2 into town for some retail therapy and he can surf in peace .

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FadedRed · 24/05/2015 12:43

Well if he isn't using computer for revision, you could change the password and then he cannot use it for anything else. You could reward him with some online time when he's done some revision. Going out and leaving him to waste his time seems a bit of a cop-out to me. And not really an excuse to eat bisciuts and go shopping....

FadedRed · 24/05/2015 12:45

Or biscuits (never did like bisciuts- don't taste as good as the real thing)

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Irishlassie · 24/05/2015 12:52

It's his own laptop that he bought with own money so I don't want to do that and he's not secretive as in having passwords so I don't want to encourage that. I do my banking on his laptop as hate doing it on my phone which is how I looked at history. I've just told him to give it to me while I go out and I will return it when I get home if he does few hours revision. I think I'll bring the internet hub to work next week as he is off to study.

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FadedRed · 24/05/2015 16:20

Ooh sorry Op I meant the wifi password, as I presumed he was surfing on your home router thingy. But that wouldn't stop him playing non Internet games and stuff so might not be that effective anyway. It's something that often gets suggested on MN. Hope you can get him to knuckle down for the next week - revision timetable and bribes? There's only so much you can do- horse to water and all that. Have some

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Irishlassie · 24/05/2015 17:53

Thanks , he did a bit this afternoon and then we all went out for a coffee etc so he's going to do another hr now. It's very hard to be arguing with a 6ft lad. Just don't want him disappointed if he doesn't get his courses .

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FadedRed · 24/05/2015 18:13

We all want the best for the kids, and it does seem so much complicated with the current job situation to know what to advise for best. Sometimes, at this stage before exams, it can all seem a bit overwhelming, and a revision timetable 'tick-box' can help to concentrate the mind, if you have not already thought of that. Best wishes with the exams, anyway.

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Irishlassie · 24/05/2015 18:16

Thanks faded

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Minifingers9 · 24/05/2015 18:34

Irish - there's a site which you can go on which blocks you from websites of your choice for however long you want.

So maybe you could go through your son's history, make a note of the websites he's visiting while he should be studying, and suggest he blocks them for two hours at a time while he studies, to free him up to get the best from his time.

It would be really hard for him to argue that you shouldn't do this. In fact he may even be grateful for you helping him improve his study habits!

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